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5,34

योगवासिष्ठः       yogavāsiṣṭhaḥ - book-5, chapter-34, verse-66

वराकाः पेलवधियो बभूवुर्मे पितामहाः ।
ये साम्राज्यमिदं त्यक्त्वा रेमिरे भवभूमिषु ॥ ६६ ॥
varākāḥ pelavadhiyo babhūvurme pitāmahāḥ ,
ye sāmrājyamidaṃ tyaktvā remire bhavabhūmiṣu 66
66. varākāḥ pelavadhiyaḥ babhūvuḥ me pitāmahāḥ ye
sāmrājyam idam tyaktvā remire bhavabhūmiṣu
66. me pitāmahāḥ ye idam sāmrājyam tyaktvā bhavabhūmiṣu remire,
varākāḥ pelavadhiyaḥ babhūvuḥ
66. My ancestors were indeed poor and weak-minded, for they abandoned this empire and found delight in the realms of worldly existence (saṃsāra).

Words meanings summery:

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  • वराकाः (varākāḥ) - wretched, poor, miserable
  • पेलवधियः (pelavadhiyaḥ) - weak-minded, those whose intellect is tender/feeble
  • बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became, were
  • मे (me) - my, to me, for me
  • पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers, ancestors
  • ये (ye) - who, those who
  • साम्राज्यम् (sāmrājyam) - empire, sovereignty, imperial power
  • इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)
  • त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, after leaving, having relinquished
  • रेमिरे (remire) - enjoyed, delighted, found pleasure
  • भवभूमिषु (bhavabhūmiṣu) - in the realms of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the realms of existence, in worldly spheres)

Words meanings and morphology

वराकाः (varākāḥ) - wretched, poor, miserable
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of varāka
varāka - poor, wretched, miserable, contemptible
पेलवधियः (pelavadhiyaḥ) - weak-minded, those whose intellect is tender/feeble
(adjective)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pelavadhi
pelavadhi - one whose intellect (dhi) is tender (pelava) or weak
Compound type : bahuvrihi (pelava+dhi)
  • pelava – tender, soft, weak, delicate, feeble
    adjective (masculine)
  • dhi – intellect, understanding, thought, wisdom
    noun (feminine)
    Root: dhyai (class 1)
बभूवुः (babhūvuḥ) - became, were
(verb)
3rd person , plural, active, perfect (liṭ) of bhū
Root: bhū (class 1)
मे (me) - my, to me, for me
(pronoun)
Genitive, singular of aham
aham - I, ego
पितामहाः (pitāmahāḥ) - grandfathers, ancestors
(noun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of pitāmaha
pitāmaha - paternal grandfather, ancestor, Brahma
ये (ye) - who, those who
(pronoun)
Nominative, masculine, plural of yad
yad - who, which, what (relative pronoun)
साम्राज्यम् (sāmrājyam) - empire, sovereignty, imperial power
(noun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of sāmrājya
sāmrājya - supreme rule, imperial sway, empire, sovereignty
इदम् (idam) - this (neuter)
(pronoun)
Accusative, neuter, singular of idam
idam - this, this here
त्यक्त्वा (tyaktvā) - having abandoned, after leaving, having relinquished
(indeclinable)
absolutive
Formed with suffix -ktvā
Root: tyaj (class 1)
रेमिरे (remire) - enjoyed, delighted, found pleasure
(verb)
3rd person , plural, middle, perfect (liṭ) of ram
Root: ram (class 1)
भवभूमिषु (bhavabhūmiṣu) - in the realms of worldly existence (saṃsāra) (in the realms of existence, in worldly spheres)
(noun)
Locative, feminine, plural of bhavabhūmi
bhavabhūmi - realm of existence, worldly sphere, plane of becoming
Compound type : tatpuruṣa (bhava+bhūmi)
  • bhava – being, existence, becoming, birth, world, state
    noun (masculine)
    Root: bhū (class 1)
  • bhūmi – earth, ground, land, realm, state, stage
    noun (feminine)